World record progression 400 metres individual medley
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The first world record in the 400 metres individual medley in long course (50 metres) swimming was recognized by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) in 1957, followed by the women a year later. In the short course (25 metres) swimming events the world's governing body recognizes world records since March 3, 1991.
Contents
Men
Long course
Time | Swimmer | Date | Place |
---|---|---|---|
5:15.6 | ![]() |
August 27, 1957 | Philadelphia, United States |
5:12.9 | ![]() |
October 20, 1957 | Moscow, Soviet Union |
5:08.8 | ![]() |
June 6, 1959 | Cardiff, United Kingdom |
5:07.8 | ![]() |
June 24, 1960 | Los Angeles, United States |
5:05.3 | ![]() |
June 24, 1960 | Los Angeles, United States |
5:04.5 | ![]() |
July 22, 1960 | Toledo, United States |
5:04.3 | ![]() |
July 1, 1961 | Chicago, United States |
4:55.6 | ![]() |
August 18, 1961 | Los Angeles, United States |
4:53.8 | ![]() |
May 24, 1962 | Moscow, Soviet Union |
4:51.4 | ![]() |
June 30, 1962 | Chicago, United States |
4:51.0 | ![]() |
July 12, 1962 | Louisville, United States |
4:50.2 | ![]() |
October 12, 1963 | Tokyo, Japan |
4:48.6 | ![]() |
July 31, 1964 | Los Altos, United States |
4:45.4 | ![]() |
October 14, 1964 | Tokyo, Japan |
4:45.3 | ![]() |
April 3, 1968 | Tallinn, Soviet Union |
4:45.1 | ![]() |
July 6, 1968 | Santa Clara, United States |
4:43.4 | ![]() |
July 20, 1968 | Los Angeles, United States |
4:43.3 | ![]() |
August 30, 1968 | Long Beach, United States |
4:39.0 | ![]() |
August 30, 1968 | Long Beach, United States |
4:38.7 | ![]() |
July 11, 1969 | Santa Clara, United States |
4:33.9 | ![]() |
August 15, 1969 | Louisville, United States |
4:31.0 | ![]() |
August 21, 1970 | Los Angeles, United States |
4:30.81 | ![]() |
August 3, 1972 | Chicago, United States |
4:28.89 | ![]() |
August 20, 1974 | Vienna, Austria |
4:26.00 | ![]() |
April 2, 1976 | Long Beach, United States |
4:23.68 | ![]() |
July 25, 1976 | Montreal, Canada |
4:23.39 | ![]() |
August 4, 1978 | The Woodlands, United States |
4:20.05 | ![]() |
August 28, 1978 | West Berlin, West Germany |
4:19.78 | ![]() |
August 8, 1982 | Guayaquil, Ecuador |
4:19.61 | ![]() |
May 23, 1984 | Magdeburg, East Germany |
4:17.53 | ![]() |
June 17, 1984 | Etobicoke, Canada |
4:17.41 | ![]() |
July 30, 1984 | Los Angeles, United States |
4:16.12 | ![]() |
August 14, 1987 | Brisbane, Australia |
4:15.42 | ![]() |
August 19, 1987 | Strasbourg, France |
4:14.75 | ![]() |
September 21, 1988 | Seoul, South Korea |
4:12.36 | ![]() |
January 8, 1991 | Perth, Australia |
4:12.30 | ![]() |
September 11, 1994 | Rome, Italy |
4:11.76 | ![]() |
September 17, 2000 | Sydney, Australia |
4:11.09 | ![]() |
August 15, 2002 | Fort Lauderdale, United States |
4:10.73 | ![]() |
April 7, 2003 | Indianapolis, United States |
4:09.09 | ![]() |
July 27, 2003 | Barcelona, Spain |
4:08.41 | ![]() |
July 7, 2004 | Long Beach, United States |
4:08.26 | ![]() |
August 14, 2004 | Athens, Greece |
4:06.22 | ![]() |
April 1, 2007 | Melbourne, Australia |
4:05.25 | ![]() |
June 29, 2008 | Omaha, United States |
4:03.84[1] | ![]() |
August 10, 2008 | Beijing, China |
Short course
Time | Swimmer | Nationality | Date | Location |
---|---|---|---|---|
4:08.77 | Luca Sacchi | ![]() |
February 28, 1992 | Sheffield, United Kingdom |
4:07.10 | Jani Sievinen | ![]() |
February 9, 1993 | Malmö, Sweden |
4:06.03 | Jani Sievinen | ![]() |
January 20, 1996 | Lappeenranta, Finland |
4:05.59 | Marcel Wouda | ![]() |
February 1, 1997 | Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
4:05.41 | Marcel Wouda | ![]() |
February 8, 1997 | Paris, France |
4:04.24 | Matthew Dunn | ![]() |
September 24, 1998 | Perth, Australia |
4:02.72 | Brian Johns | ![]() |
February 23, 2003 | Victoria, Canada |
4:00.37 | László Cseh | ![]() |
December 9, 2005 | Trieste, Italy |
3:59.33 | László Cseh | ![]() |
December 14, 2007 | Debrecen, Hungary |
3:57.27 | László Cseh | ![]() |
December 11, 2009 | Istanbul, Turkey |
3:55.50 | Ryan Lochte | ![]() |
December 16, 2010 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
Women
Long course
Short course
# | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4:29.00 | Dai Guohong | ![]() |
2 December 1993 | Short Course Worlds | Palma de Mallorca, Spain | |||
4:27.83 | Yana Klochkova | ![]() |
20 January 2002 | World Cup meet | Paris, France | |||
4:26.52 | Kirsty Coventry | ![]() |
9 April 2008 | Short Course Worlds | Manchester, United Kingdom | |||
4:25.87 | Julia Smit | ![]() |
28 November 2008 | Canada Cup | Toronto, Canada | |||
4:25.06 | Mireia Belmonte | ![]() |
14 December 2008 | Short Course Europeans | Rijeka, Croatia | |||
4:22.80 | Kathryn Meaklim | ![]() |
22 November 2009 | World Cup meet | Singapore | |||
4:21.04 | Julia Smit | ![]() |
18 December 2009 | Duel in the Pool | Manchester, United Kingdom | |||
4:20.85 | Katinka Hosszú | ![]() |
11 Aug 2013 | World Cup | Berlin, Germany | [2] | ||
4:20.83 | Katinka Hosszú | ![]() |
28 Aug 2014 | World Cup | Doha, Qatar | [3] | ||
4:19.86 | Mireia Belmonte | ![]() |
3 December 2014 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | [4] | ||
4:19.46 | Katinka Hosszú | ![]() |
2 December 2015 | European Championships | Netanya, Israel | [5] |
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FINA;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial
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